By Denis Espinol | Program Director
In 2014, when the temporary library space began to open in the afternoons, a child by the name of Aaron was always the first one to arrive. Aaron was a troubled child. His teachers complained they could not control him and he was incredibly behind compared to the other students in his class. Despite his interest in being present in the new library space, the librarian was also seriously challenged working with Aaron. If he wasn’t fighting or bothering the other kids, he was creating chaos for everyone present. He was very hyperactive and would rarely sit still to complete his homework or read a book.
Since then, Aaron has changed. Today it is still rare for Aaron to miss a day in the library, but now instead of causing problems, Aaron is helping the librarian teach the younger children. He is a major leader that the librarian now relies on as an important support for the successes they have each day with all the children that arrive.
The Un Mundo Library/Literacy program helps children and families learn to read in Honduras by helping build a regional library and a mobile library that travels by burro to isolated, remote areas. In 2014:
1. 72 different children visited the temporary library, and the library had a total of 870 visits.
2. 180 different children and 35 adults from four rural communities enjoyed a Bibliobandido presentation and enjoyed meeting the burro which carries the Un Mundo mobile library.
By Denis Espinol | Program Director
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